De Tahrir a Wall Street por la Puerta del Sol: la difusión transnacional de los movimientos sociales en perspectiva comparada / From Tahrir to Puerta del Sol to Wall Street: The Transnational Diffusion of Social Movements in Comparative Perspective

El ALBA es un espacio de integración regional, alternativo al alca propuesto por EEUU, que inaugura una etapa denominada regionalismo posneoliberal. El ALBA desde sus orígenes ha contado con el acompañamiento de movimientos sociales de carácter antiimperialista y antineoliberal. La propia organización generó una instancia social: el Consejo de Movimientos Sociales; sin embargo, los movimientos sociales han generado de forma paralela y autónoma la Articulación de Movimientos Sociales hacia el ALBA. Este trabajo da cuenta de las características de este espacio de articulación social, a partir de propuestas teóricas pensadas en América Latina, y presenta un balance de las potencialidades y los desafíos de los movimientos sociales en el escenario latinoamericano y su influencia en la integración regional. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION: THE ARTICULATION OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS TOWARD ALBAABSTRACTALBA (the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas) is a regional integration entity created as an alternative to the US-proposed FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas, ALCA in Spanish). ALBA inaugurates a period that has been referred to as post-neoliberal regionalism. Since its origin, ALBA has been accompanied by social movements with an anti-imperialistic and anti-neoliberal stance. ALBA, itself, generated a social entity: the Social Movements Council. However, in a parallel and autonomous way, the social movements created the Articulation of Social Movements toward ALBA. This article describes the characteristics of this entity for social articulation based on theoretical proposals developed in Latin America, and presents a balance of the potentialities and challenges of social movements in Latin America and their incidence in regional integration.

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Social Movements and Institutions

Revista de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre as Américas ◽

10.21057/repam.v11i1.25074 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 14

Author(s):

Maria Francisca Pinheiro Coelho

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

Public Education ◽

General Question ◽

The Political ◽

Political Movement ◽

Constitutional Order ◽

Constituent Assembly ◽

Free Public Education ◽

The Relationship ◽

Movimientos Sociales

Abstract This study approaches the relationship between social movements and institutions in Brazil concerning three different stages of the process of re-democratization: the political transition; the National Constituent Assembly; and the new Constitutional Order. The general question is: what is the interface, reciprocity or conflict, between social movements and institutions in this context of social change? The paper examines the different roles of social movements and institutions in each specific period: in the pre-democratization moment, the movement for direct elections for president, Diretas-Já, is analyzed; in the National Constituent Assembly, the movement in defense for free public education is examined; in the new constitutional order, the pro-reform political movement is studied. The work focuses on the scope of the studies on social movements and democracy. It belongs to the field of the studies about the representativeness and legitimacy of the demands of social movements in the context of democracy and its challenges. Key words: social movement, institution, reciprocity, conflict, democracy. Social Movements and Institutions ResumenEl estudio aborda la relación entre los movimientos sociales e instituciones en Brasil en tres etapas diferentes del proceso de redemocratización en las últimas décadas: la transición política; la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente; y el nuevo orden constitucional. La pregunta general es: ¿cuál es la relación, la reciprocidad o el conflito, entre los movimientos sociales y las instituciones en este contexto de cambio social? El artículo examina los diferentes roles de los movimientos sociales e instituciones en cada período específico: en el momento de la transición política analiza el movimiento de las elecciones directas para presidente, las Diretas-Já; en la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente aborda el movimiento en defensa de la educación pública y gratuita; en el nuevo orden constitucional se estudia el movimiento pro-reforma política. El trabajo se centra en el ámbito de los estudios sobre los movimientos sociales y la democracia. Pertenece al campo de la investigación sobre la representatividad y la legitimidad de las demandas de los movimientos sociales en el contexto de la democracia y sus desafíos.Palabras clave: movimientos sociales, instituciones, reciprocidad, conflicto, democracia. Social Movements and Institutions ResumoO estudo aborda a relação entre movimentos sociais e instituições no Brasil em três diferentes fases do processo de democratização nas últimas décadas: a transição política; a Assembleia Nacional Constituinte; e a nova ordem Constitucional. A questão geral é a seguinte: qual a interface, reciprocidade ou conflito entre os movimentos sociais e instituições neste contexto de mudança social? O artigo examina os diferentes papéis dos movimentos sociais e instituições em cada período específico: no momento da transição política analisa o movimento de eleições diretas para presidente, o Diretas-Já; na Assembleia Nacional Constituinte aborda o movimento em defesa da educação pública e gratuita; na nova ordem constitucional focaliza o movimento pela reforma política. O trabalho centra-se no campo dos estudos sobre movimentos sociais e democracia. Pertence ao campo de pesquisa sobre a representatividade e legitimidade das demandas dos movimentos sociais no contexto da democracia e seus desafios.Palavras-chave: movimentos sociais, instituições, reciprocidade, conflito, democracia.

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Social movements and the law: the legal group inside the occupation of Porto Alegre city council in 2013

Oñati Socio-legal Series ◽

10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1040 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 193-219

Author(s):

Fiammetta Bonfigli ◽

Germano Andre Doederlein Schwartz ◽

Fabricio Pontin

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

City Council ◽

Political Organization ◽

The Political ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Porto Alegre ◽

Law And Social Movements ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City ◽

Movimientos Sociales

This work is part of the research project developed by the Observatory on New Social Movements and Law in Brazil at La Salle University, focusing in the city of Porto Alegre and on the occupation of the City Council on July of 2013, which is placed in the context of the protests against the increase of bus fares and for free fare, attempting to understand the relationship between the political organization of the Bloco de Lutas pelo Transporte Publico and its legal group during the eight days of City Council occupation. We conducted semi-structured interviews with members of the occupation in order to clarify the dynamics in the movement and its understanding of the relationship between law and social movements, highlighting the deferment of the eviction order and the elaboration of two Bills as fundamental moments of the relationship between the collective organization of the occupation and its legal team. Este artículo forma parte de un proyecto de investigación desarrollado por el Observatorio de Nuevos Movimientos Sociales y Derecho de la Universidad La Salle de Brasil. Nos centramos en la ciudad de Porto Alegre y en la ocupación de su ayuntamiento en julio de 2013, en el contexto de las protestas contra el aumento de las tarifas de autobús y a favor del transporte gratuito. Intentamos comprender la relación entre la organización política del Bloco de Lutas pelo Transporte Publico y su grupo jurídico durante los ocho días que duró la ocupación. Realizamos entrevistas semiestructuradas con miembros de la ocupación para aclarar las dinámicas del movimiento y cómo entendía la relación entre derecho y movimientos sociales, destacando el aplazamiento de la orden de desalojo y la elaboración de dos leyes como momentos fundamentales de la relación entre la organización colectiva de la ocupación y su equipo jurídico.

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Práticas socioeducativas e jovens no sul de Minas Gerais (p. 155-174)

REVISTA DE CIÊNCIAS DA EDUCAÇÃO ◽

10.19091/reced.v1i38.620 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Luís Antonio Groppo ◽

Lívia Silva Macedo

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

Young People ◽

Data Collection ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Formal Education ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Social Intervention ◽

The South ◽

Movimientos Sociales

O campo das práticas socioeducativas, combinando o educativo com objeti-vos que visam à intervenção social, tem crescido no Brasil nos últimos anos,desenvolvendo-se a partir da educação popular e da educação não formal,vindo a predominar nele o paradigma da “inclusão social” dos “excluídos”.O artigo caracteriza as práticas socioeducativas para adolescentes e jovens emum município do sul de Minas Gerais, por meio de levantamento de dadose entrevistas, e também as concepções de jovem e juventude, segundo asgestoras de cinco dessas práticas. Reiteram-se características do campo en-contradas em outros locais pesquisados, incluindo concepções estereotipadassobre a juventude. Contudo, práticas heterodoxas vindas de movimentos so-ciais e da universidade pública indicam possibilidades criativas nesse campo,incluindo uma noção de jovem mais consistente, na qual ele é tido como umsujeito social.Palavras-chave: Juventude. Educação não formal. Movimentos sociais.AbstractThe field of socio-educative practices, combining education with goals aimedat social intervention has grown in Brazil in recent years, developing from thepopular education and non-formal education, coming to dominate it the para-digm of “social inclusion”. The article characterizes the socio-educative prac-tices for adolescents and young people in a city in the South of Minas Gerais,Brazil, through data collection and interviews. Also, young concepts and youthunder the managers of five of these practices. They reiterate to field characteris-tics found in other areas surveyed, including stereotyped conceptions of youth.However, heterodox practices coming from social movements and public uni-versity indicate creative possibilities in this field, including a sense of youth moreconsistent, in which the young is regarded as a social subject.Keywords: Youth. Non-formal education. Social movements.ResumenEl campo de las prácticas socioeducativas, combinando el educativo con obje-tivos que apuntan a la intervención social, ha crecido en Brasil en los últimosaños, desarrollándose a partir de la educación popular y de la educación noformal, venido a predominar en él el paradigma de la “inclusión social” Delos “excluidos”. El artículo caracteriza las prácticas socioeducativas para ado-lescentes y jóvenes en un municipio del sur de Minas Gerais, por medio de laencuesta de datos y entrevistas. También, las concepciones de joven y juventudsegún las gestoras de 5 de estas prácticas. Se reiteran características del campoencontradas en otros lugares investigados, incluyendo concepciones estereoti-padas sobre la juventud. Sin embargo, prácticas heterodoxas provenientes demovimientos sociales y de la universidad pública indican posibilidades creativasen este campo, incluyendo una noción de joven más consistente, en la cual esconsiderado un sujeto social.Palabras clave: Juventud. Educación no formal. Movimientos sociales.

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THE RISE OF INEQUALITY: HOW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SHAPE DISCURSIVE FIELDS*

Mobilization An International Quarterly ◽

10.17813/1086-671x-21-4-413 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 413-429 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Sarah Gaby ◽

Neal Caren

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

Social Movement ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Limited Attention ◽

Social Movement Organizations ◽

Wall Street ◽

Term Outcome ◽

Long Term Outcome ◽

Occupy Movement ◽

Movement Organizations

Social movement scholars have considered several political and cultural consequences of social movements, but have paid limited attention to whether and how social movements shape discourse. We develop a theory of discursive eruption, referring to the ability of radical movements to initially ignite media coverage but not control the content once other actors— particularly those that can take advantage of journalistic norms—enter the discourse. We hold that one long-term outcome of radical social movements is the ability to alter discursive fields through mechanisms such as increasing the salience and content of movement-based issues. We examine the way movements shape discourse by focusing on newspaper articles about inequality before, during, and after the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. We analyze changes in the salience and content of coverage as well as shifts in actor standing and influence. Using 7,024 articles from eight newspapers, we find that the OWS movement increased media attention to inequality, shifting the focus of the discourse toward movement-based issue areas (e.g., the middle class and minimum wage). Further, we find that compared to the pre-OWS period, the influence of social movement organizations and think tanks rose in discourse on inequality. In addition, the discourse on inequality became more highly politicized as a result of the Occupy movement. These findings highlight the importance of social movements in shaping discourse and indicate that social movement scholars should further consider discursive changes as a consequence of social movements.

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Social Movements in Latin America: Paradigms, People, and Politics

Latin American Perspectives ◽

10.1177/0094582x20927007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 20-39

Author(s):

Ronaldo Munck

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

Latin America ◽

Latin American ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

American Perspective ◽

Power And Resistance ◽

America Latina ◽

Theoretical Paradigms ◽

Sobre Todo ◽

Movimientos Sociales

Social movements in Latin America have always attracted attention, but there is no agreed-upon paradigm, certainly not one accepted in Latin America. A review from a Latin American perspective of the strengths and weaknesses of the theoretical paradigms used to understand these movements suggests a revitalized paradigm that foregrounds the agency of people and, above all, brings politics back in. A proposed new, poststructuralist Marxist frame for research on both theory and practice puts a Foucauldian emphasis on the dissoluble links between power and resistance and a Laclau-inspired emphasis on the national-popular. Aunque los movimientos sociales en América Latina siempre han llamado la atención, no hay un paradigma acordado; ciertamente, no uno que se acepte en la región. Un análisis desde una perspectiva latinoamericana de las fortalezas y debilidades de los paradigmas teóricos utilizados para entender estos movimientos sugiere un marco revitalizado que pone en primer plano la agencia de las personas y, sobre todo, recupera el tema de la política. El nuevo paradigma marxista postestructuralista aquí propuesto para la investigación tanto teórica como práctica pone un énfasis foucauldiano en los vínculos disolubles entre el poder y la resistencia, así como un énfasis en lo nacional y popular inspirado por Laclau.

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Interrogating Klein's Shock Doctrine

Human Geography ◽

10.1177/194277861000300308 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 116-128

Author(s):

Saroj Giri

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

The Political ◽

Democratic Socialism ◽

End Of History ◽

Political Sphere ◽

Democratic Capitalism ◽

The End Of History ◽

Movimientos Sociales

In The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein rightly critiques capitalism in its repressive ‘market fundamentalist’ avatar. But she does not problematise ‘democratic capitalism’ or the very form of capitalist democracy. Instead she advocates the latter. Thus for her the role of social movements is limited to the extension of democracy, from the political sphere, to the economic. No problem as such there – until we find that her advocacy for social movements derives from the need to make sure “disillusioned citizens would not go looking once again for a more appealing ideology, whether fascism or Communism” (p. 54). It is hard to overlook her liberal rationale. Neoliberalism must be challenged, since it is a bad candidate to keep the ‘hard left’ in check. Klein functions within the paradigm of the ‘end of ideology’ and the ‘end of history’: anything beyond liberal capitalist democracy takes us to ‘totalitarianism’, where fascism and communism merge. Social movements and people's subjectivity that tend towards the ‘hard left’ (for example, those on the left of Allende's democratic socialism in Chile who were fighting the coup), finds mention in her analysis, if at all, only to be repudiated as a danger. En su La Doctrina del Shock, Naomi Klein critica correctamente al capitalismo en su versión represiva, de ‘fundamentalismo de mercado’, pero no problema-tiza sobre ‘el capitalismo democrático’, o sobre la forma de la democracia capitalista misma. De lo contrario, la apoya. Es decir que para ella el rol de los movimientos sociales se limita a extender la democracia desde la esfera de la política hacia la de la economía. Hasta ahí no hay problema, hasta que nos encontramos con que su apoyo a los movimientos sociales es un resultado de la necesidad de asegurar que “ciudadanxs desilusinadxs no se [metan] en la búsqueda de una ideología más cercana a sus intereses, sea el facismo o el comunismo” (p. 54). Resulta difícil dejar de lado su racionalidad liberal: hay que desafiar al neoliberalismo porque no es buen candidato a mantener a la ‘izquierda dura’ bajo control. Klein funciona claramente dentro del paradigma del ‘fin de las ideologías’ y del ‘fin de la historia’: todo lo que existe más allá de la democracia liberal capitalista es el ‘totalitarismo’, adonde !facismo y comunismo se fusionan! Los movimientos sociales y la subjetividad de quienes tienden hacia la ‘izquierda dura’ (por ejemplo, aquellxs a la izquierda del socialismo democrático de Allende en Chile que lucharon contra el golpe) son mencionados en su análisis (si es que son mencionados) sólo para ser repudiados por ser considerados como un peligro.

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